M Goutham Kumar
M Goutham Kumar | |
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| 53rd Mayor of Bengaluru | |
| In office 1 October 2019 – 10 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Gangambike Mallikarjun |
| Constituency | Jogupalya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1976 Siruguppa, Karnataka |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Rekha Jain |
| Children | Harsh Jain
Tanisha Jain |
| Residence(s) | Cambridge Layout, Bengaluru |
| Education | B.Com |
| Website | Official Website |
M Goutham Kumar (Template:Lang-kn) is an Indian politician who was the 53rd Mayor of Bengaluru (Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike). He was elected from Jogupalya Ward, belonging to Shanthinagar Assembly Constituency from Bharatiya Janata Party . He got elected as Mayor on 1 October 2019.[1] While Kumar secured 129 votes, R Satyanarayana from the Congress got 110 votes.[2] He is also currently the Treasurer of Bharatiya Janata Party, Bengaluru Central Unit.
He had earlier held various posts under BJP's City Unit. He was the Secretary of BJP's Shantinagar Unit for 4 years and has also served in the State Yuva Morcha for 6 years. He has also served as the City Secretary of BJP Bengaluru. In 2013–14, he also served as the BBMP Accounts Committee Chairman.[citation needed]
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Personal life
M Goutham Kumar is a member of the Jain community[3] which hails from Siruguppa in Ballari district.[4] He has pursued his studies and was brought up in Bengaluru. He is a Commerce Graduate.
References
- ^ "BJP's Goutham Kumar elected Bengaluru's 53rd mayor; Raju is deputy CM". The Times of India.
- ^ Ramani, Chitra V. (1 October 2019). "BJP's Gowtham Kumar becomes Bengaluru Mayor" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Bangalore News Oct 1 highlights: M Goutham Kumar is new Bengaluru Mayor, Rammohan Raju his Deputy; triumphant BJP leaders celebrate win". The Indian Express. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Bengaluru gets new mayor, BJP's Goutham Kumar gets elected". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
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